Samaritans Scotland visit Townhead Strollers Walking Football Team as part of wider work around the recent ‘Paid Yesterday, Broke Today’ report, highlighting the importance of social connection.
As part of our ongoing work to explore and highlight the recommendations in our Paid Yesterday, Broke Today report, we’ve been out and about speaking to other organisations with real experience of the challenges outlined in our research.
Most recently, we had the wonderful opportunity to visit the Cumnock Juniors Walking Football team in East Ayrshire, Townhead Strollers. As part of the Cumnock Juniors Community Enterprise, Townhead Strollers support men over 50 to participate in football alongside likeminded peers, showing that age is no barrier to participation in sport and the benefits that come with it.
The team start arriving around 12pm for a warm-up before kick-off at 1pm. Two 30-minute halves are played, before heading indoors for a hot drink, something to eat, and a chat.
From ex-professional players that – quite rightly – refuse to give up on the beautiful game, to players only now having the chance to live out their dreams on the pitch, it’s a safe space for men from all walks of life to get together for a (very competitive) kick-about and a cuppa….
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Author: The Walking Football
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